1999–2000 NHL season
The 1999–2000 NHL season was the 83rd regular season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-eight teams each played 82 games. The New Jersey Devils defeated the defending champion Dallas Stars for their second Stanley Cup championship. During the regular season, no player reached the 100-point plateau - the first time this had happened in a non-lockout season since 1967-68.
1999–2000 NHL season | |
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League | National Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | October 1, 1999 – June 10, 2000 |
Number of games | 82 |
Number of teams | 28 |
TV partner(s) | CBC, CTV Sportsnet, SRC (Canada) ESPN/ABC (United States) |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Patrik Stefan |
Picked by | Atlanta Thrashers |
Regular season | |
Presidents' Trophy | St. Louis Blues |
Season MVP | Chris Pronger (Blues) |
Top scorer | Jaromir Jagr (Penguins) |
Playoffs | |
Playoffs MVP | Scott Stevens (Devils) |
Stanley Cup | |
Champions | New Jersey Devils |
Runners-up | Dallas Stars |
Regular season
Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalty Minutes.
Eastern Conference
Northeast Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 45 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 100 | 246 | 222 | 1103 |
Ottawa Senators | 82 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 95 | 244 | 210 | 850 |
Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 85 | 213 | 204 | 1173 |
Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 35 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 83 | 196 | 194 | 1067 |
Boston Bruins | 82 | 24 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 73 | 210 | 248 | 865 |
Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 45 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 105 | 237 | 179 | 1233 |
New Jersey Devils | 82 | 45 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 103 | 251 | 203 | 1313 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 37 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 88 | 241 | 236 | 1221 |
New York Rangers | 82 | 29 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 73 | 218 | 246 | 916 |
New York Islanders | 82 | 24 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 58 | 194 | 275 | 1376 |
Southeast Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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Washington Capitals | 82 | 44 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 102 | 227 | 194 | 994 |
Florida Panthers | 82 | 43 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 98 | 244 | 209 | 1329 |
Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 84 | 217 | 216 | 799 |
Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 19 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 204 | 310 | 1733 |
Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 14 | 57 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 170 | 313 | 1422 |
Western Conference
Central Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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St. Louis Blues | 82 | 51 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 114 | 248 | 165 | 1139 |
Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 48 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 108 | 278 | 210 | 1014 |
Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 33 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 78 | 242 | 245 | 1444 |
Nashville Predators | 82 | 28 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 199 | 240 | 946 |
Pacific Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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Dallas Stars | 82 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 102 | 211 | 184 | 1029 |
Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 94 | 245 | 228 | 1313 |
Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 90 | 232 | 228 | 940 |
San Jose Sharks | 82 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 87 | 225 | 214 | 1292 |
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 83 | 217 | 227 | 926 |
Northwest Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 42 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 96 | 233 | 201 | 1118 |
Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 32 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 88 | 226 | 212 | 1344 |
Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 83 | 227 | 237 | 1047 |
Calgary Flames | 82 | 31 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 77 | 211 | 256 | 1267 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
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Jaromir Jagr | Pittsburgh Penguins | 63 | 42 | 54 | 96 |
Pavel Bure | Florida Panthers | 74 | 58 | 36 | 94 |
Mark Recchi | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 28 | 63 | 91 |
Paul Kariya | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 74 | 42 | 44 | 86 |
Teemu Selanne | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 79 | 33 | 52 | 85 |
Owen Nolan | San Jose Sharks | 78 | 44 | 40 | 84 |
Tony Amonte | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 43 | 41 | 84 |
Joe Sakic | Colorado Avalanche | 60 | 28 | 53 | 81 |
Mike Modano | Dallas Stars | 77 | 38 | 43 | 81 |
Steve Yzerman | Detroit Red Wings | 78 | 35 | 44 | 79 |
Stanley Cup playoffs
Playoff bracket
Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Stanley Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||
1 | Philadelphia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Buffalo | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Philadelphia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Pittsburgh | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Washington | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Pittsburgh | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Philadelphia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | New Jersey | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Toronto | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Ottawa | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Toronto | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | New Jersey | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | New Jersey | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Florida | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
E4 | New Jersey | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
W2 | Dallas | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Dallas | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Edmonton | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Dallas | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | San Jose | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | St. Louis | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | San Jose | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Dallas | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Colorado | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Colorado | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Phoenix | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Colorado | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Detroit | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Detroit | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Los Angeles | 0 |
Note: W = Wins, G = Goals Scored
Eastern Conference Final
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Western Conference Final
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Finals
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NHL awards
All-Star teams
First Team | Position | Second Team |
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Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals | G | Roman Turek, St. Louis Blues |
Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues | D | Rob Blake, Los Angeles Kings |
Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings | D | Eric Desjardins, Philadelphia Flyers |
Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings | C | Mike Modano, Dallas Stars |
Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins | RW | Pavel Bure, Florida Panthers |
Brendan Shanahan, Detroit Red Wings | LW | Paul Kariya, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
First games
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1999–2000 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark start in playoffs):
- Patrick Stefan, Atlanta Thrashers
- John Grahame, Boston Bruins
- Maxim Afinogenov, Buffalo Sabres
- Robyn Regehr, Calgary Flames
- Alex Tanguay, Colorado Avalanche
- Martin Skoula, Colorado Avalanche
- Brenden Morrow, Dallas Stars
- Mike Ribeiro, Montreal Canadiens
- Brian Rafalski, New Jersey Devils
- Scott Gomez, New Jersey Devils
- Willie Mitchell, New Jersey Devils
- Roberto Luongo, New York Islanders
- Tim Connolly, New York Islanders
- Mike Fisher, Ottawa Senators
- Brian Boucher, Philadelphia Flyers
- Simon Gagne, Philadelphia Flyers
- Brad Stuart, San Jose Sharks
- Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose Sharks
- Ladislav Nagy, St. Louis Blues
- Nik Antropov, Toronto Maple Leafs
Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1999–2000 (listed with their last team):
- Marty McSorley, Boston Bruins
- Grant Fuhr, Calgary Flames
- Steve Smith, Calgary Flames
- Guy Carbonneau, Dallas Stars
- Esa Tikkanen, Florida Panthers
- Wendel Clark, Toronto Maple Leafs